Alexis
I held my husband close for what seemed to be an eternity. My fingers smoothed his golden locks down as I tried to convey my love and support to him. I had never seen him in a more vulnerable moment and it brought out a streak of protectiveness that stunned me. He was reaching for me and hanging on and it was fulfilling to know that it was me, his pseudo-wife that held his attention and could offer comfort. Mentally chiding myself for being so self centered, I rubbed his back in slow circles. "Jax I'll be here every step of the way for you, Jerry and your parents."
Jax
I raised my head slowly and looked at Alexis. The realization that I loved her hummed in my veins and I gave her a gentle smile. "There is no one I would rather have accompanying me on that walk." As emotions raged inside me, my spirit soared despite the circumstances. I felt alive, fully alive since before losing Brenda. I had to take a deep breath as I tried to contemplate what it all meant, then tossed reason out the window.
Backing away just slightly I gazed down at Alexis. She wore an expression of, could it be love? I had never seen her eyes turn quite that liquid and soft and she had never favored me with the expression that adorned her features. Her lips were slightly parted and a hint of a smile whispered across her expression. I was a drowning man and she was my salvation. The moment was ours and ours alone.
I pulled Alexis closer slowly as my eyes studied hers. Nothing would ruin this moment. This went beyond my worry or grief for Jerry, far beyond the caring that two friends shared; this was about Alexis and I connecting. I had to give voice to the feelings inside me. I was vaguely aware of my rapidly beating heart as my arm slid slowly from her waist up to her shoulder. Then, my arm wrapped around her, hand resting under her hair and cradling her neck. "Alexis." I whispered as my lips tasted hers for the first time.
Alexis
Jax seemed to move as if in slow motion. His eyes deepened in color and took on a sparkle unlike I had ever witnessed before. I could easily succumb to those eyes in a moment. As he pulled me closer in a gesture of masculine possession, a smile that I was unable to suppress started blooming across my features. We both knew what was to occur and as the moments stretched out, I leaned my head gently against the hand supporting my neck. Small shivers originated at the spot where his thumb absently massaged my skin and slowly suffused through my body. Particularly effected were my lips and fingertips.
His lips started on a slow journey to my mouth and I caught my breath. I needed to remember every nuance of this defining moment of my existence. Far from a simple kiss, this moment was a new beginning for me, in a world where my husband and I confirmed our interest. As his lips caressed mine, I reached up to bury my hands in his golden hair. I urged him closer as my lips parted under his. Tasting him was first and foremost on my mind as my body relaxed against his.
"Jax." I replied as he pulled away for the briefest of seconds. I was unable to stop my tongue from darting out to determine if the vestiges of him clung to my lips.
Jax
She tasted wonderfully forbidden, heavenly, mysterious I realized as I looked into her eyes. Her eyes mirrored the love that made my heart soar but in them I also spied vulnerability behind the impassive mask. She had built some high walls that I intended to bring down brick by brick. "I know." I assured quietly as my lips sought hers again.
Jagger
I stroked my father's hand slowly as tears spilled down my cheeks. I had never been a crier, not even as a baby but the thought that I could lose him sent the emotions pouring out of me. We had spent so much time apart, due both to my birth and circumstances of our personalities. I wondered how this redhead had tamed him. With a glance I observed her. Sleep had obviously transformed her, for I sensed she was a highly spirited woman. Was it her passion that had attracted my playboy father?
As she stirred and made a small sound, I felt a hand clamp down on my shoulder. I stood and turned, preparing to defend my actions to my mother or Stefan. Instead I saw a petite blond with fire in her eyes. I wiped the tears from my eyes and eased my father's hand back onto the bed before addressing her. "Who are you?"
Carly
I had been going to visit my mother when Amy Vining told me she was in Jerry Jacks' room. What kind of a Mickey Mouse place was this? My mother wasn't even kept in her own room? I walked into Jerry Jacks' room intending to yell at him. If she was there he had to be better right? When I had heard about the accident, I had been really spooked but after I'd seen my mother for myself a few hours ago I relaxed some. "No the question is who are you and why are you checking out my mom like that. Let's take this outside buster."
Jagger
"I'm no one." I said as my nerves hit full force. I spared my father a quick glance and then took off jogging out of his room and into the stairwell. I was breathing hard and knew the game had to be over. I couldn't approach my mother yet though. I sank onto a step and sighed.
V
Sean had called me to keep an eye on Jagger so I headed back to Port Charles fresh from my faux cruise with my ex-partner Simon. I didn't know how to deal with the members of Port Charles and hadn't even concocted an appropriate cover story. I had just begun to approach Jax and Alexis when I saw Jagger run by me. What was the little fool thinking? I followed him into the stairwell and sat down next to him. "Hi Jag how is he?"
Alexis
"You know?" I repeated against his lips. What did he know? Did he know the depth of my feelings for him? Did he know that every moment I looked into his eyes, that I became more lost in him? Could he know that for the first time in my life, I could allow myself to let all guard down, even if for the shortest of moments? Even though I was more uncertain than I had been in many years, I gave him a small smile. "You know that I'm falling in love with you?" I questioned in a voice that revealed my uncertainty.
Jax
I let out a deep breath as a moment of pure happiness infused my soul with hope. She was falling in love with me too! And Jerry would recover soon. We'd all be just fine. "I love you Alexis Jacks." I whispered just as a high pitched beeping commenced. "Alexis?" I asked as my prior hope was replaced by terror. "Code Blue!" could be heard as medical personnel rushed into my brother's room.